Does anyone else feel like they're ready to snap because of quarantine? I know it's hard for evreyone, but we just need to remember that this will pass over eventually. Until then all we can do is stay strong. I hope my work can help put a few smiles on some faces to make up for the unhappy situation at hand. That thought will keep me writing the best I can.

With the help of Leanne and Kyoko's research, Ben discovers his new power, the Guardian Sign. A ability to summon Pokemon. With this, he calls on Raikou to help him and his team cross to Mitonga Island where Fei chassed the man in red and where Yuugo was waiting at Tilt Village, planning to reunite with their friends and track down the Pokemon Pinchers.


Ben and his team entered Tilt Village. "Looks, like the village is still in one piece." Takumi said. "At least nobody got attacked."

"So, what now?" Arata asked.

"Let's ask around. See if anyone knows something."

"Hey, there they are! Ben!" Three people and a Digimon walked towards the group. Consisting of Fei, FanBeemon, Yuugo and a man Ben was familiar with.

Ami hurried over to them. "Fei! Yuugo! You're alright!"

"Murph? What are you doing here?" Ben asked.

"Found you!"

"You know him?" Arata asked.

"He's the head of PR at the Ranger Union."

"Oh, good, you remember. The truth is, just a few moments ago I arrived here on the Union. It's moored at the port in the lower end of town."

"I saw Fei chasing that guy on the UFO and followed her into a nearby forest." Yuugo explained. "After that we came back here to wait for you. As you can see, these houses are built on a slanting cliff. That's why this place is called Tilt Village. We were here when Murph arrived. When he said he was looking for Ben, Fei here told us what all of you have been doing."

"Oh, right. We should introduce you." Takumi said turning to Ben. "Ben, this is Yuugo Kamishiro. His father is head of Kamishiro Enterprises."

"Nice to meet you. Thanks for helping my friends." Yuugo said, giving Ben a warm smile and handshake.

"Not a problem." Ben smiled. "So, Murph, why did you, the head of PR ride a boat clear out here?"

"Actually…I said in the Union's Conference Room that I didn't have a lot to do, right? Well, Prof. Hastings gave me a job."

"Hastings?" Nokia asked.

"He's the lead scientist and leader of the Rangers." Ben explained. "He's also the one who made the Styler. Anyway, what's this job, Murph?"

"He told me to sail the Union to Oblivia. But I really don't understand the point."

"He didn't even tell you what to do afterword?"

"Oh, that's right! I have an important message for you from Prof. Hastings."

"Important message? That must be why he sent you here." Ami said. "What is it?"

"It was…"


In the Conference Room Hastings stood face to face with Murph. "The elite Ranger Kellyn has obtained some information. Extremely suspicious characters have been spotted at libraries throughout various regions. Apparently, they want to know something about Oblivia's ancient legends. I suspect that these are the Pinchers. A book about Oblivia's legends that the group may be interested in is actually not at a library but on a Mitonga Island in Oblivia The Pinchers shouldn't be aware of this. They could notice at any moment, however, so hurry there and get the book. The title of the book is…Are you ready Murph? Be sure to write this down…"


Everyone stared at Murph, as he struggled to pull out the name. "You never wrote it down, did you?" Fei asked.

"Amun! Right, right, right. The author was someone called Amun. "Legends of the Oblivia Region." After writing it the 100th time, I committed it to memory!"

"Amun…" Ami pondered. "Didn't we see something on Dolce Island connected to Amun?"

"Yeah." Ben nodded. "Booker said he wrote Oblivia's songs. He seems to know a lot about the legends here."

"Amun spent his entire life writing the only copy of this research report." Murph explained. "Amun passed away a long time ago, but his mansion is still here on Mitonga Island. It has to be in there somewhere!"

"Then let's start there." Takumi said. "We gotta get that book before the Pinchers do."

"Speaking of them, what happened to the creep you were chasing?" Nokia asked, turning to Fei.

"That snake gave us the slip when he flew into the trees." FanBeemon growled.

"We almost had him!" Fei scowled clenching a fist. "I can't believe I screwed that up!"

"You did your best Fei." Ami said. "That's all you could have done…"

Yuggo looked down sadly. "Fei told us what happened to Yuuko and Ben's partner…"

"I'm sorry, Yuugo…"

"You aren't any more to blame then I am. I just hope she's safe…"

"I know your sister will be okay." Murph said, patting Yuugo's back. "Summer's there and a strong-willed girl like her can help. Heck even if imprisoned, she is probably finding out a lot of information for us. She is a Pokemon Ranger after all!"

Ben tried his best to smile. "Wait, doesn't the Union have its own wireless coms? We can call the Professor and-

"I want to tell Professor Hastings that I arrived safely, but the Union's transmitter is broken. Ships rock a lot, so I spilled my juice." Murph said. The others simultaneously slapped their foreheads. "Sorry, but can you contact them with your Styler?"

"Not until the Wireless Tower's fixed up, and who knows how long that'll take." The Ranger sighed.

Murph went bugged eyed. "ARE YOU SERIOUS?!"

"Yeah, welcome to my world, buddy."

"Did someone spill their juice on the Wireless Tower, too? So, you haven't been making regular contact with the Ranger Union?"

"The professor must be worried sick. Let's hope he takes no news as good news, because that's all he's going to get."

Murph took a deep breath. "Well, I guess it can't be helped. It would be nice to have the Ranger Union's advice, but with my experience, you guys with your Digimon and Ben's skills we can pull this off!"

"Well, first things first. Let's ask around the village and see if any of them know where this mansion is." Terriermon said.

"We might find a clue about Summer while we're looking." Murph said.

Just then they heard an applause from the distance. "Huh? What's going on over there?" Palmon asked.

"Let's take a look." Ben said. They walked over to the center of town where three kids watched an elderly man with a cape held out hit top hat to show a bouquet and made a staff appear out of thin air.

The magician bowed to the children. "Nothing up my sleeve but a hello! Welcome to my miraculous show. I'll be your guide to a mysterious world."

The children were jumping up and down. "Guide us! Guide us!"

"A magic show?" Takumi said. "I haven't seen something like this in a long time…"

"We might be able to get some info, so let's watch for a minute!" Murph said.

"How is this going to get us information?" Fei asked.

The man turned to them. "What do we have here? Some new audience members? Well, since we have new guests, let's ask one of them to volunteer. How about…The darling little Pichu with the ukulele on it's back! Come here!"

"Picchuu!" The Pokemon happily walked over.

Murph sighed. "Aww…I wanted to be called."

The man then pulled out his wand. "Well then, are you ready? One! Two! Three and…Voila!"

Pichu floated upward slightly before disappearing in the blink of an eye. Everyone was in awe. Ben stared in shock at the spot his friend was standing. "Pichu?! Where did he…?!"

The kids were as surprised as him. "Wow! Amazing! Where did Pichu go?"

"With this kind of commotion, it could only be Hocus." Everyone saw a familiar doctor smile as he approached with Pichu. "You have a few more audience members than usual."

The children jumped again before crowding Pichu. "Wow! How strange! Pichu appeared over there!"

Hocus laughed as he waved. "Hi, Edward. Nothing up my sleeve but a hello! Today I have a Pokemon Ranger in the audience."

Edward turned to Ben and his friends. "Well, well, Ranger. So, we meet again. Are you injured?"

"Hi, Doctor Edward."

"You know this person?" Yuugo asked.

"Yeah. We meet in Cocona Village. This is Doctor Edward. He takes care of people all around the islands of Oblivia."

"By himself? That's most impressive. I've seen many doctors while in rehab, but none with that determination."

"Rehab? Dear me, did something happen to you?" Edward asked.

"It's…a long story sir. Excuse me, I should introduce myself. My name is Yuugo Kamishiro."

"He's an old friend of ours." Ami smiled. "You met, me, Takumi, Palmon, Terriermon, Ben, and Fei, but these are Arata, Nokia, Agumon, Gabumon, and Keramon."

"Mon? Are these more of those…Digimon Arley told me of?" the doctor asked.

"Yup, you're pretty sharp, old man." When Keramon spoke, all eyes were on it.

"Wow! It talks!" one of the kids said. "Is this another magic trick?"

"If it is, I would love to know the secret." Hocus said amazed.

"Let me introduce myself as well. I'm Murph from the Union PR. Pleased to make your acquaintance…Oh, I'm not practiced in speaking politely. I made a mess of it."

"What brings someone from the Ranger Union to Obliva?" Edward asked.

"We're looking for a book with vital information." Takumi said. "Have you heard of it? It's called "Legends of the Oblivia Region." And it was written by a guy named Amun. Some sort of researcher in the legends of this region. He passed away some time ago."

Edward rubbed his chin. "Amun…He researched legends of the Oblivia region, you say? At the very least, none of my patients have that name. I regret that I cannot be more helpful. Elderly people who have always lived in Tilt Village may have known Amun, but I only started visiting these islands a few years ago. So, I might have arrived after Amun passed away."

"I see…"

"I have to examine some elderly people, so I must go."

"Aren't you, kind of an elderly person yourself?" Nokia asked.

Ami nudged her arm with her elbow. "Nokia! Don't be rude!"

The man simply laughed. "Oh, that's quite alright. It happens to all of us. If you'll excuse me."

As he walked away Hocus turned to his audience. "And that brings my magic show to a close. Until next time!"

The kids waved. "See you later, Hocus!"

As they left as well, Agumon looked at Nokia. "How did he do that? Does he use that magic optical eye thing?"

"Ugh, nice going, Arata! You got my cute little Digimon all confused!" Nokia groaned.

"Well, it wasn't hard. They're about as dense as their human partner!"

"Now, now…" Yuugo said. "Even in a different world we can't seem to have one day without you two arguing. Let's stay on track. We need to find this manor."

"Let's split up." Takumi said. "Ask around and see what you can find. Some elder might have known Amun."

Everyone nodded and went in separate directions. Murph turned to Ben. "Let's go to the lower part of the village." They walked down stony stairs and reached the bottom of the village. Once the dock was in sight, Murph stopped them. "Wait! Stop!"

"What's up?" Ben asked.

"Hey, come on! Have a look at the sailboat, The Union, which I sailed here all by myself."

"Sure. I heard of it, but I never saw it."

"This way! Come on!" Murph lead him and Pichu to a massive boat with a flag that had the Union logo. "Isn't it cool! It's so big you can't see the whole thing."

"Amazing. It's almost as big as the Ranger Union!"

"I sailed the Union all the way to the Oblivia region. Me! Doesn't that make you want to crack up? I really got lucky this time." He then turned to Ben. "Okay, our field trip to the Union is over. We have to look for an older person who knew Amun!"

Ben nodded.


Elsewhere some people were gathered. Yuugo and Arata went to check it out.

"I'm telling you I saw it!"

"Are you sure you didn't imagine it?"

"No, I- A young man in the center of the group spotted Yuugo and turned pale. "Th-th-there he is!"

Everyone looked at Yuugo, who he was pointing to. "Er…is something wrong?" the boy asked.

"It's him! He followed me here! AHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" the man ran away screaming.

Arata turned to the crowd. "What's the deal with him?"

"He was strolling through the forest when he came across a mansion." A girl around his age explained.

"A mansion? That's gotta be the one we're looking for! Where is it?"

"I don't know, he didn't say. But he said something about seeing a ghost of a white boy."

Arata and Yuugo looked at each other in surprise. "Ghost of a…it can't be…can it?"


Murph and Ben were continuing their search. So far, nobody they asked had a clue where the mansion was. Some knew Amun's name but not much beyond that.

"Sorry, guys, coming through!" Ami ran past them. Palmon trying to keep up.

"Ami?" Ben asked. "What's her hurry?"

Murph shrugged. "You got me."

They then spotted an old man. "Excuse me sir. Can we ask you a question?"

The man looked at them. "Oh? Are you asking me about Amun too?"

"Oh, you heard?"

"That girl just now asked me about him."

"So, do you know something?" Ben asked.

"I might've heard the name. I might not have. If you're talking about the Old Mansion with all of the books, it's in the outskirts north of the village. A recluse who never gave his name might have lived there, or he might not have…"

"That's gotta be it." Ben said. "Come on, let's grab the others."

"But that mansion…" Ben and Murph looked back at the man. "It's haunted!"

"Haunted?"

Murph ran behind Ben. "Eeeek! Ghosts!" Ben and Pichu just stared at him. "Just kidding. Eh heh heh."

"Suuuuuure."

"Okay, to be honest, I'm terrified, but shall we go to the Old Mansion?"

"Let's gather everyone first."

Ben and Murph posed. "Mission on!"

"Watch out if you're goin' to that mansion. There are holes in the floor, and my grandson fell through once before." The old man said.

"That won't be a problem." Ben replied.

"There's no such thing as ghosts, right? You were just kidding then, right?"

"I might've been a joke, but it might not…Well, you'll find out if you go."


Later, back where they split up, Arata and Yuugo met with Nokia, and Takumi. "A ghost of a white boy…are you sure?" Takumi asked.

"That's what she said." Arata replied.

"But, Yuugo is right here!" Nokia said.

"I know." The raven-haired boy replied. "And I'm no longer part of the Eater's network. It doesn't make sense…"

"It must be something else." Takumi said.

"What must be?" Fei asked as she approached.

"Did you find anything?" Terriemron asked.

FanBeemon shook her head. "No. You?"

"Well, we know it's somewhere near the forest you and I were at." Yuugo replied.

"Up north." Everyone turned to Ben and Murph as they came back. "We spoke to an old guy about a mansion up north with a lot of books. It's gotta be Amun's."

"Up north…" Yuugo pondered. "That's where I woke up. That gate I saw…does it lead there? But it's locked."

"Maybe a Pokemon or Digimon can bust our way through. Either way, we won't find the mansion just standing here."

"Good point. Let's find Ami and get going." Takumi said.

"She already knows. I saw her run off earlier. She probably went on ahead."

Arata sighed and rubbed his forehead. "That sure sounds like her."

"The old man thinks the mansion is haunted." Murph shuddered. "I hope it isn't."

Takumi's eyes widened. "Wait, what? A haunted manor?"

Ben sighed. "Oh, come on, don't tell me you're scared too."

Takumi gripped his shoulders. "And you saw Ami run on ahead? Are you sure?"

Ben was somewhat startled by the sudden seriousness. "I'm pretty sure she did, why?"

Takumi looked down the trail leading to the forest. "Oh, no…"

"What's wrong?"

"Come on! We gotta find her!" Everyone watched Takumi run on ahead before following.


After marching north up a road surrounded by trees Takumi stopped in front of a gate. A sturdy lock held it shut. "There it is." Yuugo said.

"That is one tough looking gate." Terriermon said. "I don't think I could bust it down as Gargomon."

The others caught up to him and looked at the gate. "Great. Now what?" Fei asked.

Murph stepped forward. "Only one course of action here. A human Target Clear! The as-of-yet-unamed smash!"

"Human Target Clear?" Nokia asked.

"Target Clears are when Rangers use Pokemon to deal with certain obstacles." Ben explained. "But I never heard of a Human Target Clear."

"I'll show you. Step back everyone!" Murph said taking a few steps back. Everyone moved away from the gate. "Target…Cleeeear!" He charged as fast as he could to the gate and crashed into it with a loud bam and fell to the ground. Nokia, Ben, and Takumi winced at the sight of it. Yuugo, Arata and Fei stared at him with an expression that said "seriously?" on their faces. "Ah ha, ha. That didn't work. And owwwww…"

"Clearly." Fei said. "What the heck was that?"

"A Ranger I know is really good at that." Murph groaned getting back up.

"Anyone got any effective ideas?" Arata asked.

"I don't see Ami…" Takumi said. "She must have found a way in. Think."

Everyone stood quietly in thought. Pichu suddenly had a thought and ran to the right. "Pichu! Pichu!" Everyone followed him.

"What's up, pal?" Ben asked kneeling down to him. "Too bad you can't talk…"

"Ha! Plus one for Digimon!" Keramon boasted.

"Are you hungry or something?" Murph asked. "Actually, I've been hungry for a while now."

"PICHU!" the Pokemon growled. It pointed on ahead showing another road.

"Wait…I get it!" Takumi said. "Pichu thinks Ami took another route to go around the gate!"

"Ha, ha! Good thinking!" Ben smiled as Pichu jumped in joy. "Plus one for Pokemon!"

"Actually, I was just thinking the same thing." Murph said.

"Oh, oh! Me too!" Nokia said.

Fei rolled her eyes. "I'll bet."

"Let's go, we're wasting time!" Takumi said running ahead.

"What's with him?" Ben asked as they followed.

"No idea." Arata shrugged. "I don't think I've ever seen him like this."

"Still, Pichu is quite a hard worker." Murph said. "Is it working towards some kind of goal?"

Ben then glanced ahead to see Takumi and Terriermon. Then he saw a ghost Pokemon. "Is that…Takumi, stop!"

The Pokemon let out a cry, getting Takumi's attention. Suddenly he and Terriermon disappeared in a puff of smoke and reappeared in front of Ben and the others.

"What the-?! What just happened?!" Takumi asked.

Ben's Voice Nav. activated. "Dusclops have the ability to remove anyone who enters their territory instantly."

"You've got to be kidding me." Takumi growled as he took out his Digivice. "We don't have time for this! Terriemon, let's plow through them!"

"Takumi, wait!" Ben said, grabbing his arm. "There might be more around here! You'll attract all kinds of trouble! It'll be faster to sneak around them."

"So those are the magic optical eyes?" Gabumon asked.

"Let's just go!" Takumi said. "If sneaking past them is faster, then fine! We're in a hurry!"


Ami stood in front of the manor and took a deep breath. Palmon looked at her in worry. "What's wrong?"

"N-nothing…"

"Are you sure we shouldn't wait for the others?"

"The Pinchers could be on their way or already inside for all we know. We need to move." Ami slowly opened the door and stepped inside.


Back in their empty room, Yuuko and Summer were still on the floor. Summer woke up, still hogtied and blindfolded.

"That dream again…Who was that guy?"

"Summer?" Yuuko asked. "Are you awake?"

"Yeah. Morning…I can't believe all we can do is wait to get rescued…" Summer said in shame. "I'm supposed to be a Pokemon Ranger…"

"I know how you feel…but there's nothing we can do."

Summer sighed. Then her head perked up. "Hey, wait a minute! I just remembered something!" she tried moving her hands towards her pocket with little success. "Ugh…come on!"

"What are you doing?"

"In my back pocket…I got a tracking device…Ngh! If I can just…"

Yuuko rolled over until she was next to Summer, facing away from her. "Let me help. I don't think I can undo any knots like this…but I might be able to…" It was a bit tricky, but after a few moments she successfully got her bond hands past Summer's hands and feet and reached into her back pocket. Once she felt something small in her fingers, she pulled it out. "I think I go it. How do I activate it?"

"Just stick it where nobody will find it."

Yuuko rolled around again until she found a corner in their room and attached the device. "There. So, someone will find us?"

"Er, no. It only works with my Styler…which is busted."

"Then…why…?"

"Well, if we get out of here then we can find our way back when we get our payback on these guys!"

Yuuko sighed. "Assuming we ever do…"

"We will." Summer said. "I believe in Ben…You said you have friends too, right?"

Images of those that she knew were in this world with her flashed in Yuuko's head. "You're right." She smiled confidently. Her friends had never failed her before. She believed in them.


And so we begin the mansion, where a lot more then what normally happens in Guardian Signs will go down as you can guess. Stay tuned for next week, stay safe, stay home, and wash your hands.